Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense
light will not make it beautiful. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

The new Center for Modern and Contemporary art has a very interesting subtext...
light. It sounds banal but I'm certain everyone understands how light is the
core of visual perception. For those in Portland this focus will make the collection
very engaging during the dark months from November to April. Three works in
the museum's practically secret contemporary collection certainly shine some
light on the subject: